Metasprache
German, noun[ˈmeːtaˌʃpʁaːxə]
Metasprache is a German feminine noun meaning “metalanguage” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die Sprache, mit der über Sprache – und nicht über Außersprachliches – gesprochen wird”.
What does Metasprache mean in English?
noun
- 1
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Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. die Sprache, mit der über Sprache – und nicht über Außersprachliches – gesprochen wird
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Metasprache
- Metasprachen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Metasprache?
- [ˈmeːtaˌʃpʁaːxə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Metasprache
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Metasprache in German?
Metasprache appears about once in every 19 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).